Classes are very boring and pointless. She rambles about pointless info. Go to lectures (Frisbie is the best) and you will be fine. Easy midterm and final, but not worth enrolling in class

This class is awesome. Anyone that criticizes it just doesn't understand it. It totally opened my eyes to social problems. I think Professor Gordon is awesome. She is super nice and knows a lot about the subject. If you actually pay attention in lecture you will learn a lot. Super easy even if you don't. Just know the key concepts posted each week

Seriously, everyone should take this class. She completely changed how I viewed the world. There's qite a lot of reading but they are interesting and relevant topics. She's pretty straightforward and challenging but not overly tough. Take this class!

this is a super easy class if you just read skim the reader and go to section. you have to attend class on thursdays because there are film exercises that are turned in and graded

Lectures were really boring. Go on R b/c of film exercises which are part of grade. Otherwise, read the reader and you should be fine. You can choose which questions to do on the midterm and final, so they're pretty easy even though they're not multiple choice. Like I said, read the reader and you can do well in the class without going to lecture.

This class was extremely easy but tests aren't multiple choice. Lecture is boring but do attend lecture on Thursdays for film exercises which are 30% of grade and for the midterm & final just study the weekly key concepts posted online and you will most likely get an A. Best T.A. is McDonald.

Very boring lecture. If there was any doubt over whether I have an interest in sociology it has been answered: no. Professor Gordon is nice though.

Very liberal slant to ideas in class. Took class as junior and TA treated everyone like children. Tests are easy but TA was unreasonable with grading. I'm happy I have that requirement out of the way

This class is moderately interesting. The lectures definitely can be dry and put you to sleep but the movies we watched every week were interesting. The midterm and final are ridiculously easy. You just have to do a LOT of reading, but if you do, it is unlikely that you will not get an A.

Monotone voice, her lectures are really boring, there is a lot of reading and although the midterm was not too hard I don't recommend the class.

Gordon is the most boring teacher I've ever had. I fell asleep the first lecture. Her monotone voice is horrible. And nothing in her lecture is actually on the test. However, midterm and final is easy if you do the reading and look at the weekly reading questions

Lots of hard and long reading assignments. one book each week. but the good thing is you are never tested on it so you only have to read the one book you do a group presentation on. easy final paper (again only on the one book you read). she is very boring but she doesn't take attendance at all so no need to go

Easy A. The reading and the films are really interesting, lecture on the other hand is really boring with her monotone voice. Just keep up with the reading and the key concepts to get an A on the midterm and final.

One of the easiest & most interesting classes I've taken. The grade is based on a very easy weekly assignment, so it's really easy to get an A in the class. This quarter's theme was imprisonment so it was very interesting, not sure if the other themes she has taught are interesting though. There is just a reader & all the readings were easy.

She is so cool, easy if memorize all the key concept. do well on film exercises and exams,you will be fine.

One of the worst professors ever. Droning on in an atrocious monotone, she has zero command over her class. He facts are often wrong, and she constantly repeats the same thing over and over again. While her class is easy, the pitiful teaching on her part made it not worth the effort to show up.

Super easy class, as long as you read the course reader. Lecture is soooooo boring, but it is really helpful if you want to skip some of the readings because she goes over the main points. Very little reading, and relatively no hw. Good easy A.

Painfully boring!! Exams are straightforward and it's easy to get an A but almost not worth it. She is unclear and repetitive.

TAKE THIS CLASS WITH SOMEONE ELSE unless you just want an easy A. She is SO incredibly biased and dry and horrible to listen to in lecture. Lori Frisbie is the best TA, get her.

Sweet little woman. Lectures can be dry but you watch a video once a week so it makes up for it. All you need to learn are the reading concepts and reading questions which is provided by the TA. Your work is pretty much done for you, you just have to memorize/learn it.

readings are boring but watching a movie every week was pretty cool. easy A i'd say just know the reading concepts/ go to section

I really liked this class. Prof Gordon has it so that on Tuesdays there is a lecture, and Thursdays there is a movie that goes along with the subject matter you just learned and read about. Answer the questions that go along with the reading each week and you'll understand the key concepts pretty clearly. My TA kind of sucked though.

Attendance is taken for each class, so you have to go. The homework assignments are ok, they aren't that difficult, but keep you updated with the material throughout the quarter. Not the most interesting class, and kind of boring. Not too hard, and the teacher is nice. Not a bad class, i suggest taking it.

Gordon is overflowing with info on prisons and the prisoner! The material may be dry if you're not interested. The readings are required for weekly assignments, but they're not hard to read through. This is the ONLY reader I've actually read throughout my SB career. No midterm, I believe that final will be relatively easy.